What is the strong delusion that would cause people to believe a lie?

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In regard to God sending a strong delusion to beleive the lie I would ask does he perform that in Christians .If so what would be the difference between one who has faith and one who has not? The disciples believed the lie many times.Did he send them a strong delusion to keep believing the lie or did he act differently with His chosen ones?
 

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Our planet orbits a star. Seen it with my own eyes. True story.
Then if it falls, where does it go?

I think you're not telling the truth.
 

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This topic has been on the mind and heart of my wife and I lately. It is because we have been prompted to pray about this more and more. Not just for ourselves, but others.

It is simply our desire to not be deceived and we know that only God can prevent this. It is our desire that no one would fall prey to any deception and be caught off guard when it comes to God's plan for his people.

The question as to what is the lie that is warned about in 2 Thessalonians 2 has come up a lot lately.

Through prayer and meditating on this, we discovered that the answer is located right in that same chapter.

I have heard a lot of theories about what the lie is about. I just wanted to present this for others to study and discuss.

I have opened this topic as a place to discuss 2 Thessalonians 2. What is written there? What does it say not to be misled about?

Please try to refrain from debate about what you believe and stick to what is written in those scriptures. I hope that this will come to others as a blessing that might give understanding on this topic.

Grace and peace be to all of you through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Lovely post, thank you.
 
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In regard to God sending a strong delusion to beleive the lie I would ask does he perform that in Christians .If so what would be the difference between one who has faith and one who has not? The disciples believed the lie many times.Did he send them a strong delusion to keep believing the lie or did he act differently with His chosen ones?
Those that rebel & live rebellious are the ones deluded.

God gives grace to the humble, but those that rebel won't humble themselves.
 

lv2ski

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This is a letter to the church in Thessalonica. It's like addressing one of our churches today. Some are saved, some aren't. The fruit if salvation is repentance and love.

Chosen, not chosen....whatever. If you're living in sin, at some point you will be given over to it and the wages of sin is death.
 
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Also, at some point one will e convicted of that said sin!
 

lv2ski

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Yes, but that's not an assurance that they will respond in repentance. Or in a more broad scope, as I believe you could take us, a life of sin.
 

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mathew 24:24
If it were possible(key words) even the elect would be deceived.
and elijah said, I am the last of thy prophets. God said " I have set apart 7000 of the elect"

so who are the elect, simply put they are believers. some one wrote that even the saints would be deceived. If you can be deceived than I say you were not truly a believer. there are multitudes of professors of the word, very few posessors of the word. Most quasi believers, will turn to the world in times of trouble, the elect turn to Jesus first. and never look back. Him being my Shepard, I follow no matter where he leads, he "I will lead you beside still water"

The word whether written or spoken is simple, everybody wants to make it hard
 
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My view is that the lost will receive and believe the fact that the beast A.K.A. MAN of SIN is god and will worship him as god......
 
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God is going to give the world 7 years to have their way,and cause all people that do not love Him to follow the beast kingdom.

The first three and one half years the world will operate by the ten horn kingdom,the world split in to ten sections with a leader in each section,having a one world religious system where all religions are valid for a spiritual benefit,and fundamental Christianity,Islam,and Judaism,will be interpreted by the main interpretation of the unified religious system,causing people to not embrace the truth of the Bible,and not listen for all are valid,and Christianity will rapidly decline in reaching the world.

This is the falling away first.

Then the man of sin will address the world that he is God,by harnessing the power of nature,and achieving power higher than any other person of the occult,nature worship,can achieve,so he is top dog.

The saints will not be gathered unto Christ until those two things occur.

God is given the world 7 years to have their way,and cause all people that do not love Him to take the mark of the beast,so God can end this sin business,for when they take the mar,salvation is no longer available,and when they make war against the saints,and scatter their power,then the saints shall be gathered unto Christ.

The Bible says when the world says,Peace and safety,then sudden destruction comes upon them,and they shall not escape,which is when the world comes together to try to achieve peace on earth,and slowly cut God out of the picture,which the beast kingdom does not regard any god.

The Bible says that the saints will not be deceived by that,for they will know it is not the operation of God.

The Church of Philadelphia,Jesus did not have anything against them,and because of that He would keep them from the hour of temptation,that shall come upon the whole world,to try all them that dwell on earth,which there is only one temptation that can come upon the whole world,and that is when they say,Peace and safety,for those that are not in the truth of Christianity will be tempted by it,for they do not have the Spirit,but are hypocrites.

The 6 trumpets are 6 disasters that happen on earth,that the world knows about,but after each one they keep trying to solve their problems instead of turning to God.

After the 6th trumpet which causes one third of then world to die,and describes nuclear weapons as the cause of so much destruction,God said they still will not repent of their sins,and they will not turn to God,so God gives them the man of sin to rule over them(Revelation 9:12-21).

War breaks out in heaven between Michael and the angels,and the Dragon and his angels,and the devils are defeated,and cast to earth,which Satan appears as the beast,the man of sin,to deceive all who do not love God,and to make war against all who hold the testimony of Jesus(Revelation 12).

The Bible says the earth has become the habitation of devils,and the hold of every foul spirit,and the cage of every unclean and hateful bird,which the earth becomes the devils holding cell,and Satan is no longer the prince of the power of the air.

The strong delusion that God will send all those who do not love Him,and have pleasure in unrighteousness,and not in the truth,is that they will be deceived by a devil,and will follow the beast kingdom,which is a delusion that cannot snap out of like someone can snap out of delusion now.

When the devils are cast to earth,which happens because the world keeps trying to achieve peace on earth,and solve its problems,and will not turn to God,the devils will deceive all people that are not in the truth,because they have pleasure in doing wrong,and not right,and they will follow the beast kingdom,and take the mark,and then make war against the saints,and scatter their power,then comes the end when the Son shall deliver up the kingdom to the Father,and the saints will be gathered unto Christ.
Um....God just gave the world two thousand years to have their way....Why does the world need another seven?

1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
 

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This topic has been on the mind and heart of my wife and I lately. It is because we have been prompted to pray about this more and more. Not just for ourselves, but others.

It is simply our desire to not be deceived and we know that only God can prevent this. It is our desire that no one would fall prey to any deception and be caught off guard when it comes to God's plan for his people.

The question as to what is the lie that is warned about in 2 Thessalonians 2 has come up a lot lately.

Through prayer and meditating on this, we discovered that the answer is located right in that same chapter.

I have heard a lot of theories about what the lie is about. I just wanted to present this for others to study and discuss.

I have opened this topic as a place to discuss 2 Thessalonians 2. What is written there? What does it say not to be misled about?

Please try to refrain from debate about what you believe and stick to what is written in those scriptures. I hope that this will come to others as a blessing that might give understanding on this topic.

Grace and peace be to all of you through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

I sincerely believe that, not only are we experiencing that great delusion (falling away) throughout the Church of the west, many Churches have already embraced apostasy. Entire denominations are bowing down the LBGT agenda without coercion or persecution because such Churches believe it is possible to saved from sin while still enslaved by it. Easy believism is a cancer that has crippled both the American & European Church, rendering it powerless to stop the onslaught of the enemy in the form of the LGBT agenda as well as the spread of Islam.
 
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My view is that the lost will receive and believe the fact that the beast A.K.A. MAN of SIN is god and will worship him as god......
And unfortunately many many "Believers" and "Christian" People will be deceived as well.

[h=1]Matthew 24:24 (CJB)[/h] [SUP]24 [/SUP]For there will appear false Messiahs and false prophets performing great miracles — amazing things! — so as to fool even the chosen, if possible.
 
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And unfortunately many many "Believers" and "Christian" People will be deceived as well.

Matthew 24:24 (CJB)

[SUP]24 [/SUP]For there will appear false Messiahs and false prophets performing great miracles — amazing things! — so as to fool even the chosen, if possible.
Sure.....the ability to call down fire from heaven and perform all signs and lying wonders....I have not dug that deep yet, but my brother who has a doctorate in Greek states that the "if it were possible" literally states it will be possible........have you study the words yet?...he said something about the verb tense of it....
 
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Today's "strong delusion" is evolution.
It's the biggest stumbling block in this
age standing between Truth and the world.
 
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Sure.....the ability to call down fire from heaven and perform all signs and lying wonders....I have not dug that deep yet, but my brother who has a doctorate in Greek states that the "if it were possible" literally states it will be possible........have you study the words yet?...he said something about the verb tense of it....
Actually I don't do deep word studies. Or rarely. I ask the Holy Spirit and He teaches me, as He promised He would when I was first born again. So I looked at the verse and He said (paraphrased) The weak ones, those who don't get into the Word, those who study my Word intellectually can and will be deceived unless they listen to ME." I can see that. People are smart, no doubt, but the fallen are much smarter. They have been setting up this deception too for many generations. And they are smart enough to even tell us what they are doing to fool us. The effect of that is this. They grow immune to the emotional impact of their plan so we see it as 'no big deal' Then when the real thing is implemented against us. They'll get sucked in.

With all the disclosure they have given us, we have become so open minded that our brains have fallen out.
 
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Today's "strong delusion" is evolution.
It's the biggest stumbling block in this
age standing between Truth and the world.
Evolution is only a tiny part of it. So tiny so as to almost make it a side note
 

lv2ski

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I agree evolution is small compared to: all roads lead to God, or everyone is basically good. God is a loving God, He wouldn't throw anyone in hell. Or my favorite, you're not perfect, you have no right to judge, if I want to live in dub, you have no right to say otherwise.
 
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I agree evolution is small compared to: all roads lead to God, or everyone is basically good. God is a loving God, He wouldn't throw anyone in hell. Or my favorite, you're not perfect, you have no right to judge, if I want to live in dub, you have no right to say otherwise.
Mankind has decided that the way to God is any way that is easiest for them. They have decided what God means when He says something. They deny that Gods way is THE way. How is this pride different from what Lucifer did in heaven, in trying to be more than God? No difference....Its his lie that man is believing.
 

lv2ski

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That's true, in fact I saw the other day where Joel Osteen said, and I quote:

If God has chosen to reveal Himself to Muslims a different way, it's not my place to judge that.

I wonder if he's even born again
 
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That's true, in fact I saw the other day where Joel Osteen said, and I quote:

If God has chosen to reveal Himself to Muslims a different way, it's not my place to judge that.

I wonder if he's even born again
That is about as anti-biblical as one can get....and NO ONE led of the Spirit would say that in my view.....it is obvious that ALLAH is not the God of the bible and the very nature of Islam and the Koran rejects Jesus as the one true way....